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The problem of organ donation (2008)
Journal Article
The recent debate about organ donation was surprisingly heated. People complained about a ‘nanny state’ infringing on their post-mortem rights; some threatened to tear up their donor cards if the proposed change to an ‘opt-out’ system went ahead. ‘Op... Read More about The problem of organ donation.
Reflections on some Lincolnshire major place-names, Part 1: Algarkirk to Melton Ross (2008)
Journal Article
Lord Harlech in South Africa, 1941-1944 (2008)
Book Chapter
Philosophies of Nature After Schelling (2008)
Book
“The whole of modern European philosophy”, wrote F.W.J. Schelling in 1809, “has this common deficiency – that nature does not exist for it.” Despite repeated echoes of Schelling’s assessment throughout the natural sciences, and despite the philosophy... Read More about Philosophies of Nature After Schelling.
Lexical Patterns: from Hornby to Hunston and beyond. The Hornby Lecture (2008)
Book Chapter
Correct identification of word meaning is a long-standing problem for lexicography, language teaching, linguistic theory, and computer processing of text. Traditional approaches typically proceed word by word, relying on evidence from introspection –... Read More about Lexical Patterns: from Hornby to Hunston and beyond. The Hornby Lecture.
Creating an on-line interactive database to aid research into historic printmaking processes and techniques (2008)
Data
An electronic archive designed to house digitized images of the RE print collection to present to a wider audience than currently possible due to the geographical limitations inherent in physical material. This archive opens up the collection to inte... Read More about Creating an on-line interactive database to aid research into historic printmaking processes and techniques.
Entry on Andrei Gromyko (2008)
Book Chapter
Entry on Eduard Shevardnadze (2008)
Book Chapter
Entry on Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (2008)
Book Chapter
The role of clean technological change and networking in the emergence of small-scale enterprise clusters: an empirical study in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam (2008)
Journal Article
This paper reports on a survey on the environmental conditions in three small-scale enterprise clusters in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. The survey attempted to identify the existence and contribution of environmental innovation networks t... Read More about The role of clean technological change and networking in the emergence of small-scale enterprise clusters: an empirical study in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam.
'Roombeek Series' and 'Here and There' (2008)
Physical Artefact
Two works selected for Bristol Contemporary Open, an artist-led initiative and annual exhibition, showcasing emerging contemporary artists from the Bristol and South West region. The exhibition has been organised and curated by practicing artists to... Read More about 'Roombeek Series' and 'Here and There'.
Sublime structure featuring romantic deadpan (2008)
Physical Artefact
Artwork selected for 'Through the Lens', RWA 1st Open Photography Exhibition, 8th June – 20th July 2008. Exhibition selectors: Derek Balmer, President RWA, Simon Quadrat RWA, Chairman of Exhibitions Committee, Gina Glover, Co-founder Photo Fusion... Read More about Sublime structure featuring romantic deadpan.
Death as spectacle: the Paris morgue in Dickens and Browning (2008)
Book Chapter
As an object of macabre fascination, the Paris morgue is without parallel in the Victorian imagination. This article explores the representation of visits to the morgue in Dickens’s Uncommercial Traveller and in Browning’s dramatic monologue “Apparen... Read More about Death as spectacle: the Paris morgue in Dickens and Browning.
Colour in flux: The art and science of colour (2008)
Journal Article
Editor (with Alessandro Rizzi) of the CREATE Special Edition issue “New Directions in Colour: From Science to Art” of Colour: Design & Creativity, online journal from the Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC), Issue 3, October 2008. Download from: ht... Read More about Colour in flux: The art and science of colour.
Always something wanting: The troubled history of the British moonlight (2008)
Book Chapter
A short catalogue essay on the critical reception of British moonlight painting c.1720-1860.
Vital illusions in The Portrait of a Lady (2008)
Book Chapter
When we finish our job, we will cut off our beards: New York Times coverage of Fidel Castro's 1959 U.S. visit (2008)
Journal Article
During a brief historical moment, April 15-26, 1959, Fidel Castro and a delgation of more than fifty industrial and international representatives visited the United States as guests of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. The 32-year-old Cuban... Read More about When we finish our job, we will cut off our beards: New York Times coverage of Fidel Castro's 1959 U.S. visit.
CFPR: The Centre for Fine Print Research Bristol, England (2008)
Journal Article
An invited article on the Centre for Fine Print Research
Playing with fire: group exhibition (2008)
Physical Artefact
Playing with Fire aimed to be the biggest presentation of enamel art to have taken place in the UK. The Devon Guild of Craftsmen along with the University of the West of England and the British Society of Enamellers presented this major survey of con... Read More about Playing with fire: group exhibition.